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I want you to be direct and tell me, DON'T BEAT AROUND THE BUSH!

Avoid talking about the main point

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baam

Lose 5 points!

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fairy

Take points!

shark

Other team loses 25 points!

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baam

Lose 10 points!

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Everyone thought I would do well in the race. Getting first place was the ICING ON THE CAKE!

When something good is added to another good thing that you already have

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The hotel we stayed at looked attractive from the outside, but the rooms smelled bad and were not well maintained. You CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER.

Outward appearance may not be an indicator of someone or something’s value or worth

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Lara’s amazing performance at the concert last night just KNOCKED MY SOCKS OFF.

Impress someone

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I was always late for class last term. This term, I am TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF and making sure I'm always on time.

To change your behaviour positively and start fresh/clean slate

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She started OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT at her new job. She showed up late on the first day and then got in an argument with a customer.

Off to a bad start; begin badly

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trap

No points!

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seesaw

Swap points!

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shark

Other team loses 20 points!

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banana

Go to last place!

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eraser

Reset score!

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shark

Other team loses 25 points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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lifesaver

Give 20 points!

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Calvin would have loved to have gone on the holiday with George's family, but it would have COST HIM AN ARM AND A LEG, so he didn't go.

Costs a lot of money; expensive

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She still seems to HAVE A CHIP ON HER SHOULDER about the argument she had with her friend last week.

Being angry about something that happened in the past

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His journey has been one of RAGS TO RICHES. He started out as a market trader and now owns his own business. How inspiring!

Go from being very poor to being very wealthy

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Don't let my friend scare you. She may be sound angry and look like she's in a bad mood, but her BARK IS WORSE THAN HER BITE.

The person is not as unpleasant or mean as they may seem

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Lauren's parents were already upset when she didn't do her chores. When they received her bad school report too, it only ADDED FUEL TO THE FIRE.

An action that makes a bad situation even worse

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After hiding in the basement for an hour from the storm, the weather started to clear up. My father said, "Looks like we're OUT OF THE WOODS" and we all went back upstairs.

Out of difficulty, danger, or trouble

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Our teacher can always SMELL SOMETHING FISHY whenever we start secretly planning a prank. He always catches us!

To have a suspicion that something is wrong

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